Sunday Morning Magazine

Barry R. Davis, MD, PhD, is a physician scientist.  He's led landmark clinical trials that reshaped the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease. Dr. Davis joins the program to share examples of the real-life stories behind the statistics and data he's sustained, to provide us with compelling evidence on how changes have taken place over the centuries, and in this way invites us to...

Thomas Richards Jr. teaches history at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy in Philadelphia and holds a PhD in History. His newest book is "The Unfinished Business of 1776: Why the American Revolution Never Ended." While it's important reading at any time, it does have a particular connection to the upcoming July 4th celebration of US Independence. The book can be thought of as a 'myth-busti...

Jennifer Payeur is a Certified Natural Health Practitioner, and author of the new book, "Ancient Plant Wisdom: How to Improve and Maintain Your Health Using Concentrated Plant Stem Cell Remedies.” Jennifer left her corporate job after becoming sick (stage 4 cancer) to advocate for the healing power of plants (gemmotherapy), especially when conventional medicine offered no other options....

Nora Weiss is the Manager of Marketing & Community Engagement with Atlantic Street Center in Seattle. She brings us an update this week on the current programs, particularly their Juneteenth celebration on Thursday, June 18, 5-8pm at the Ranier Beach Community Center. Atlantic Street Center's mission is to support families and communities with raising healthy, successful children and yout...

June is Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness month, and this week's guests couldn't be more on point in sharing insights, hope, and instilling a call to action for further support and education. Dr. Anthony Goodman and Maribeth Goodman tell us how hope and support factor largely in their story of Dr. Goodman's diagnosis of mild, early Alzheimer's.  We can benefit greatly from his openness, and his...

John E. Lewis, Ph. D. is the Founder and President of Dr Lewis Nutrition®, previously a full-time Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and now Voluntary Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He has been the principal investigator of over 30 different studies in his...

Luke Minor is the WA529 Senior Director. He rejoins us to provide an excellent overview of this important program that builds the foundation for our youth to plan for their higher education - whether it be university, college, or the trades.  WA529 includes the original GET program and prepaid tuition, along with WA529 Invest for those looking to plan their own investments.  The strength...

May is American Stroke Month, an ideal time to have a conversation about stroke. It’s important to understand the basics of stroke, including stroke prevention, insights we'll hear from a reputable source, Dr. Azima Shaji, a neurologist from MultiCare Neuroscience Institute. Joining her is Jacob Anderson, an American Stroke Association volunteer who is the husband and caregiver to his wife who suf...

From Issaquah's Village Theater's production of Grease , actors Daniel Velasquez (Danny) and Maya McQueen (Sandy), and Associate Artistic Director Aislinn Frantz-Nava, share insights into this exciting stage performance, which now moves to the Everett Performing Arts Center for a run through June 7. It's a great time of music and dance, familiar songs you want to sing along with. Come in a co...

Dr. Julie Gatza is one of the nation's top chiropractic physicians with more than 30 years of clinical practice, during which she assisted more than 25,000 patients resolve a wide variety of physical ailments. With warmer weather fast approaching, we have the stage set for allergy season for many. Dr. Julie provides some key practices to naturally help the condition: shower at night, putting...

Jen Gillick is the Program Director for the Northwest Chapter of the American Parkinson Disease Association and provides good insights about this fastest growing neurological disorder. While research suggests PD may develop due to a combination of genetic factors and environmental exposures, such as to pesticides and solvents, in most cases, the exact cause remains unknown. Building more awar...

Michelle Dellino is a Washington state attorney who frequently works with children’s court-appointed advocates, also known as “guardian ad litem."  Michelle says there have been concerns about this system, and it is long overdue for the state to assess ways to make it fairer and more transparent, and to better serve the needs of the child in any given case. www.dellinolaw.com See Privacy...

Lois Busby is one of the Youth Ambassadors for the Beat the Bridge 2026 fundraiser, supporting Breakthrough TD1. Nicki Rocco is the Development Manager at Breakthrough TD1 in Seattle. Together, they present the important case for fundraising, helping to support the research and development of new therapies and treatments for type 1 diabetes, and making a huge difference in the lives of countl...

Apoorva Mallya is the Executive Director of HEP, the Hepatitis Education Project. It's located in Seattle and has been doing important and lifesaving work for over 3 decades.  Their mission is to eliminate Hep-C in Washington State by 2030, and they are making great progress.  Volunteers and financial support are appreciated.  www.hep.org See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/priv...

Nicole Johnston is a former global marketing leader, now an executive leadership coach and author of "Taboo Topics: Things Women Should Talk About, But Don't." Nicole has experienced and witnessed countless situations of women being passed over for leadership opportunities.  With this and women asking about their own situations, she realized her lived experience could fill a book, and help wo...

Julia Schuele is the field marketing and media coordinator for "Canine Companions" in the Puget Sound region. Canine Companions does the great work of matching service dogs with persons of all ages who need support to live independently. These amazing dogs are provided free to the recipient. We can help in that mission with various ways to support, including at the first Mariners' Bark at the Park...

Cynthia Thurlow, NP, is a nationally recognized women’s health and nutrition expert, and author of the forthcoming book "The Menopause Gut: Balance Your Microbiome to Reclaim Your Health in Midlife and Beyond." After surviving a near-fatal health crisis herself, Cynthia approaches midlife not as decline, but as an opportunity to rebuild resilience from the inside out, starting with the gut.&n...

Dr. Janet Bond Brill is an internationally recognized author, who introduces us to her latest book "Little Edna's War," a harrowing account of her mother-in-law's Jewish childhood during the Holocaust under Nazi terror, becoming a decorated Polish Home Army soldier at 10 years old and an integral part of the resistance. Disguised as a Catholic girl, she even earned a medal from...

Claudia Rowe is an award-winning journalist who has spent over three decades writing about youth and the courts. There came a time where the question of this individual's life leading up to this point demanded more research. For Clauda, the results discovered led to writing an incredible, shocking, and important new book, "Wards of the State: The Long Shadow of American Foster Care." This is impor...

Andrew Guthrie Ferguson is Professor of Law at the George Washington University Law School. He is a nationally recognized legal expert on police surveillance technologies, predictive policing, facial recognition, video analytics, big date surveillance, juries, and the Fourth Amendment. All of these skill requisites are well utilized in his new book, "Your Data Will Be Used Against You: Polici...

Dr. Willie Jolley is an award-winning speaker and best-selling author, with his latest published work entitled "Rich Is Good, Wealthy Is Better!" In it, Dr. Jolley takes us on a journey to uncover and unpack our spending mindset, determine our spending habits, and amplify our reaction to tactics that instill urgency. We can learn to avoid over-consumption as we grow our financial security. Dr...

Sandra Magsamen is the author and illustrator of multiple books for youngsters, working closely with Scholastic to create wonderful experiences on the page, and off, for children and their caretakers. Sandra says one of the best things we can do early in their life is to sit and read with them, forging a life-long connection. Sandra discusses her newest book, entitled "100 Words to Say I Love You....

Dr. Jim Hill is a leading expert on long-term weight management, and along with Dr. Holly Wyatt, has written an important book for us to use as a guide, "Losing the Weight Loss Meds: A 10-Week Playbook for Stopping GLP-1 Medications Without Regaining the Weight." Dr. Hill provides important health insights about those weight loss drugs which have gained recent publicity and popularity. As we'll le...

Canine Companions is a leading national organization (with a local presence) providing service dogs to individuals with a spectrum of needs, as well as hospitals where this calming and caring presence makes a world of difference. We gain insight from a volunteer puppy raiser, Dave Thurman, and Cathy Hong-Praslick, a mom whose son, Ethan, was matched with a canine companion named Hamish. These pers...

Debra Meyerson, PHD and Steve Zuckerman, a husband-and-wife team, are the authors of "Identity Theft: Rediscovering Ourselves After Stroke" and founders of Stroke Onward. Debra Meyerson was a Stanford University professor, a wife, and mother of 3, living a very active life, when, in 2010, she suffered a stroke that came on slowly. Debra has faced her challenges since with the support of her husban...